Mike Dillon: Federal Government

Prenatal Care Dept: The woman with complications in the late stages of pregnancy is scared to get prenatal care because she's a refugee claimant, has been told it's no longer covered and she can't afford it, said Dr. Mike Dillon, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Since cuts to the interim federal health program took effect in June, there have been contradictory statements from officials as to whether prenatal care would be covered. Blue Cross, which administers the program for the federal government, says prenatal care isn't covered, while Citizenship and Immigration Canada is telling people it is, Dillon said and a n expectant mom is feeling the fallout from federal funding cuts to refugee health care that took effect June 28 and the "covert" changes made since, says a Winnipeg doctor. "Her support community is concerned it's going from bad to worse for her," said Dillon. The woman is from a war-torn country and has a serious underlying health problem that's not getting treated, he said. She's had to go to the emergency room once already, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.